DLA Distribution Europe site boosts operational capacity

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe marked the soft-opening of its Logistics Distribution Center Europe Annex in Germersheim, Germany, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 27 attended by local officials.

Agency leaders met with Markus Kropfreiter, mayor of Lingernfeld; Markus Schaile, mayor of Germersheim; and Frank Althaus of BAUID to showcase the new capability and outline how the expansion will streamline operations.

“The expansion of the Annex will increase DLA Distribution Europe’s covered storage capacity, providing future options for our customers and the agency,” said Army Lt. Col. Michael Zdrojesky, commander, DLA Distribution Europe. “When the Annex is complete, it will enable us to move more high volume National Item Identification Numbers from our outer warehouses to the Logistics Distribution Center Europe. This will make us more efficient with workload production, which ultimately leads to quicker deliveries to the customer.”

The annex adds more than 35,000 square feet of covered storage, bringing DLA Distribution Europe’s total covered storage to more than 250,000 square feet. The additional space expands bulk covered storage and will allow receiving divisions to consolidate their footprint to improve throughput.

“The consolidation effort will increase productivity for receipts, decrease stow times and provide receiving the much-needed staging space that currently isn’t available,” Zdrojesky said.

Construction is 99.5% complete, with Initial Operational Capability targeted by the end of August 2026. Agency officials said the added capacity and consolidation are designed to cut processing times and support faster customer delivery once the annex is fully online.